(19)
(11) EP 2 591 732 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/51

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/43

(21) Application number: 11803637.5

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
G01N 21/359(2014.01)
 A61B 6/00(2006.01)
G01N 21/49(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2011/065505
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/005303 (12.01.2012 Gazette 2012/02)

(54)

BIOLOGICAL PHOTOMETRIC DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL PHOTOMETRY METHOD USING SAME

BIOLOGISCHE FOTOMETRIEVORRICHTUNG UND BIOLOGISCHES FOTOMETRIEVERFAHREN DAMIT

DISPOSITIF PHOTOMÉTRIQUE POUR LA BIOLOGIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PHOTOMÉTRIE APPLIQUÉ À L'ANALYSE BIOLOGIQUE UTILISANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 06.07.2010 JP 2010153801

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/20

(73) Proprietor: Hitachi, Ltd.
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • FUNANE Tsukasa
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • ATSUMORI Hirokazu
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • KATURA Takusige
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • KIGUCHI Masashi
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • TAKATERA Tsuyoshi
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 (JP)
  • FUJIWARA Michiyuki
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 (JP)

(74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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